Tensions in the Middle East are rapidly spiraling as U.S. officials insist the latest round of military action falls under the guise of “self-defense.”
This is a blatant lie.
According to reports, U.S. forces struck targets connected to Iran, including facilities on Qeshm Island and an Iranian-linked vessel near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded with missile and drone attacks targeting American military installations in Kuwait and Bahrain, as well as targets in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq.
Has Iran finally run out of patience with the United States? It certainly appears that way.
Trita Parsi of the Quincy Institute, an organization dedicated to moving U.S. foreign policy away from endless wars, had this to say: “Iranian source tells me Iran has stopped playing the tit-for-tat game. Instead, it’s now striking back ‘at least 1.5x as hard’ for every attack the U.S. [carries out] against Iran.”
The Pentagon’s version of events was something entirely different, though: “U.S. forces successfully defeated multiple Iranian ballistic missiles and drones, and conducted self-defense strikes on Qeshm Island in response to attempted attacks by Iran.”
How is it self-defense when the U.S. hit first?
This isn’t any surprise, right? At this point, we’re used to hearing narratives about Iran from Washington that don’t always match reality.
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